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SAFE PLACE // SIGURNO MJESTO



2022 | DCP | Colour | 102’ | Croatian; Turkish, English sub. | Croatia


September, 16, Saturday, 12.00, Sanat Fabrikası // September, 18, Monday, 14.00, Vural Sineması

Since its premiere at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival, Safe Place has won sixteen awards, including Best Film in Sarajevo. It was later selected as Croatia's entry at the Academy Awards. In his first feature film, director Juraj Lerotić tells a personal story inspired by his experiences.


Damir has tried to commit suicide, and his brother Bruno feels helpless and distraught after saving him. Bruno agrees to take his brother to a 'safe place' with his mother. A place where Damir will not be alone, where they can keep an eye on him. They set off from Zagreb for the seaside resort of Split, where they spent their childhood. This is more than a nostalgic trip; it's also an escape from the bureaucracy of the healthcare system, which has failed to help Damir. But is it possible to change someone and give them the strength to continue? Safe Place is an awe-inspiring drama about the experiences of a mother and her two sons over the course of 24 hours. Lerotić wrote, directed and played the leading role in this film.


Locarno 2022 | Best Actor, Best Emerging Director, Best First Feature

Saraybosna 2022 | Best Film, Best Actor

 

DIRECTOR

Juraj Lerotić


CAST

Juraj Lerotić, Goran Marković, Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov


SCREENPLAY

Juraj Lerotić


CINEMATOGRAPHY

Marko Brdar


EDITING

Marko Ferković


PRODUCERS

Miljenka Čogelja, Nevenka Sablić, Saša Ban


PRODUCTION

Pipser, Zelena zraka


WORLD SALES

Cercamon


TURKEY SALES

Bir Film

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